The Brothers Grimm (2005) (original) (raw)
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Original title
The Brothers Grimm
Year
2005
Running time
118 min.
Country
United Kingdom
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Fantasy. Adventure. Comedy. Mystery. Drama | 19th Century. Monsters. Fairy Tales / Fables. Steampunk
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Synopsis
Set in Germany in 19th Century. Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. They are put to the test, however, when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.
Awards
2005: Venice Film Festival: Nominated for Golden Lion
Critics' reviews
- "This aimless epic about a pair of charlatan brothers sinks under the weight of a problematic script"
- "It's the visual equivalent of the 'Sabre Dance,' and its only oxygen comes from the actors, who are quite good"
- "The Brothers Grimm gives you plenty to look at, but it's not much to see"
- "This is one of the most visually off-putting films ever made by a director who supposedly makes beautiful pictures."
- "Hugely ambitious but often failing to live up to those ambitions, Terry Gilliam's long-awaited The Brothers Grimm emerges as a folkloric adventure that intermittently entertains"
- "If The Brothers Grimm flies apart like a badly designed airplane (and it does), it still has more going for it than most of the movie fare this summer."
- "The result is a bit of a mess: sometimes delightful, sometimes tedious, always creative."
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